Tray rack



Z- 1931- R. c. BURNLEY 1,820,433

TRAY RACK Fil d May 2s 1950 s Sheets-Sheet 1 2r 1 I 4 5 A 0. (Bu/"n26,mvewron ATTORNEY Aug. 25, 1931. R. c. BLIRNLEY TRAY RACK Filed May 231950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 r I d 3 u n n m m 1 n O n 7 1 f z 1 4 2 Z 1 l I II 2 Va fl ATTORNEY TRAY RACK Filed May 23 950 R. c. BURNLEY 3Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEY l f atented' Augf 25,1931 it I V I I 1203mm: 0.BURNLEY, 07F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY f' j I I TRAY RACK Application-fi1edMay 23, HBO/Serial No. 455,116., a

This invention relates to, atray support.- are arranged in the housing.'A latchbar 10 I a ing rack for nse in restaurantsa'nd the like, ispivoted tothe lower part of each lever and;

the gencral'object of the invention being to these latchbars extendthrough slots 1 1 inthe providea rack composed ofapair. of 'upmembers5'and 6 and have their outer ends: right members and cross membershaving adapted to engage slots .12 in the: upright means thereon forsupportingmrays, with members so as to hold the structure,consist.-'fmeans for adjusting the tray supporting ing of the channel bar 7 and themembers j5 members vertically so that the trays can be and 6, inadjusted position onthe uprights held at any desired height. By moving.the levers 9 toward each other,

' g; This invention also I consists inf certain the latch bars 10 aremoved out'ofthe slots 12 v i v members in lowered position.

other features ofconstruction and in the comso. that the structure canbe adjusted .on the 1 bination and arrangement of the several uprig its.Springs 7, 13, connected with the parts, tobe hereinafter fullydescribed,'i1,- latch barsxandthe members 6, normally hold lustrated inthe accompanying drawings and thelatch bars in projected position. I f v1; specifically pointed out in the appended A small lever 1d ispivotedtoa hanger l5 1 claims. 3 -c L, carriedby the bar'7, thevlower end ofthe In describing the invention in detail, reflever beingpivotallyconnectedwith onev of. I erence will behad to the accompanying drawthelatch bars 10, andthe upper endof the ings wherein like charactersdenote'like or lever isconnected by a link 15 with, a short jcorresponding parts throughout the several upr1ght1 6 on theotherlatchbar so that'move-l views, and in which i ment of one latch barwill be communi-g Figure 1 is afront iew of the device, cated t0 theother. A-SCOIld Channel-Shaped i V a Figure 2 is a similar view, butshowing bar 17 has itS'en n d fihe d pending [parts in section and. the.tray supporting bars 18, and these bars telescopeintoth p. i per endsof the members 6 and carry the Figure 3 is a top plan view. j bolts 19which pass through. the vertical slots Figure 4 is a section on line 4-.otiFig 2 'lil m fi, e pa e g held i 1 1, I I i a adjusted position bythe wingv nluts 21 on? V Figure 5115 a, section on line 55 ofFithe'bOltS. Thus the bill 17 32111138 adjusted as a 1, c I towardand awayfrom the bar7.

'Figurefi is a detail in section and eleva- Each ofthe bars 7 andl7carry a pair. of V tion, showing a modified mounting of the pivtrayholdingclamps 22 for holdingatray A. oted elements controlling the latchbars,-ten- Each clamp comprises the clamping parts 23.

sion springs being employed for holding a for engaging a bar and thetraycl mp 4 t)! 7 i553 them in the position illustratedin this view;holding'an edge of atray between, itself and 3 i In these drawings, thenumeral 1 indicates a pa t fi l h thci pperc1amp23; 1 a pair of uprightmembers having the feet Thesegp'arts a'reheld togethenbya bolt .25forming members 2 attheir lower ends and .Which passes through the partsandthroughthe two members 2 arevconnected together by a, slot in the barand has a wing nut 26-]0'11] v the cross piece 3 having an invertedU-shaped its threadedend. Thus each tray 1a p' 9o member 4 fastened" toits central part. j A beadjusted toward and away from'the other sleeve 5is slidably'arranged on'each upright clamp ofv a pair inorder toaccommodate'i. V c and a vertically arranged hollow member 6 traysofdii'ferent sizes and the member 24:

is connected with the inner side of each 'clamps the tray inpositiongstop pins 27, sleeve, with its upper end extending above are arrangedadjacent theKupper andlower the .upper end of the sleeve. channel barendsfof the uprights for limiting the, move 7 has its ends'connectedwith the members 6.' ments ofthe sleeves 5. F g i A housing 8 dependsfrom the central part of From the foregoingit will be seen that I thechannel bar 7 and a pair or" levers 9 is, have provided means'whereby-ia tray can be pivoted to the bar 7 at the sides thereof and easily andquickly attached to its supporting Q" t member, with means for adjustingthe height of the supporting member from the floor so that the tray canbe held at the most desirable height. The upper tray holding means canalso be adjusted toward and away from the lower means and the uppermeans can be entirely removed when is only necessary to use the devicewith one tray.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

An example of this kind is shown in Figure 6, wherein a slightlymodified form of control for the latch bars is illustrated. In thisconstruction, springs 13 tend to normally hold the levers 9 in theposition illu e trated in the view under consideration. The springs areattached to the levers and to bar 7, and the latch bars 10 thereforemove to engaging position under the action of springs 13 and 13.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a pair ofuprights, sleeves slidably arranged on the uprights, manually operatedlatch means for holding the sleeves in adjusted position on theuprights, a cross piece connected with the sleeves, tray clamps carriedby the cross piece, additional tray clamps, and means for securing theadditional clamps to the sleeves and permitting vertical adjustmentwith'reference to said sleeves. A

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of uprights,sleeve-s slidably arranged on the uprights, manually operated latchmeans for holding the sleeves in adjusted position on the uprights, across piece connected with the sleeves, tray clamps carried by the crosspiece, a second cross piece,

depending members connected with the ends thereof, means for adj ustablyconnecting the end members with the sleeves and tray clamps carried bythe second cross piece.

3. A device of the class described comprising a pair of uprights,sleeves slidably arranged on the uprights, manually operated latch meansfor holding the sleeves in adj usted position on the uprights, a crosspiece connected with the sleeves, tray clamps carried by'the crosspiece, a second cross piece, depending members connected with the endsthereof, means for adjustably connecting the end members with thesleeves, tray clamps .carried by the second cross piece and means foradjusting the clamps on each cross piece toward and away from each other4:. A device of the class described comprising apair of uprights,sleeves slidably ar- .ranged on the uprights, a cross piece having itsends connected with the sleeves, levers having their upper ends pivotedto the cross piece at the center thereof, a latch bar con nected witheach lever, the sleeves having openings therein for receiving the outerends of the latch bars and the uprights having openings therein forreceiving the outer ends of the cross bars, springs for normally holdingthe latch bars in projected position, said latch bars being moved toreleasing position v by moving the levers toward each other and trayclamping means carried by the cross piece.

5. A device of the class described comprising a pair of uprights,sleeves slidably arranged on the uprights, a cross piece having itsendsconnected with the sleeves, levers having their upper ends pivotedto the cross piece at the center thereof, a latch bar connected witheach lever, the sleeves having openin s therein for receiving the outerends of the latch bars and the uprights having og'zenings therein forreceiving the outer ends of the cross bars, springs for normally holdingthe latch bars in projected position, said latch bars being moved toreleasing position by moving the levers toward each other, trayciainping means carried by the cross piece and means for communicatingthe movement of one latch bar to the other bar.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ROBERT C. BURNLEY.

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